Yonder Mountain String Band - Black Sheep

180-gram gatefold double LP

Laser etching on D side

"The addition of violin player Allie Kral (formerly of the band Cornmeal) and mandolin player Jacob Jolliff (formerly of the band Joy Kills Sorrow) makes Yonder fit into the old-school bluegrass five-piece band format of guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and bass — an interesting move for a band known to bring rock and progressive influences into their take on traditional Appalachian tunes." — Telluride Daily Planet

For nearly 17 years, Yonder Mountain String Band has redefined bluegrass music, expanding the traditional acoustic genre beyond it's previously established boundaries by steadily pushing the envelope into the realms of rock n' roll and improvisation. the result is music that doesn't stand still, it's always progressing and breaking unprecedented ground. With their latest album Black Sheep, Yonder Mountain String Band begins a new era.

The first YMSB release produced by the band itself, Black Sheep is by any measure, an triumph, perhaps the most mesmeric of their career. even upon first listen, it becomes instantaneously apparent that Black Sheep is the work of a new YMSB, one with a strong commitment to re-exhibiting itself, broadening its parameters.

1. Insult And Elbow

2. Black Sheep

3. Ever Fallen In Love

4. Annalee

5. Landfall

6. I’m Lost

7. Around You

8. Love Before You Can’t

9. Drawing A Melody

10. New Dusty Miller

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